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Mr. Weinlein is a partner at Carrington Coleman and the leader of the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. Mr. Weinlein has a complex litigation practice which is concentrated in intellectual property, patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising, unfair competition and professional liability matters, and cases involving high technology, computers, consumer products, publishing, entertainment, and professional services. His specialty is a high-stakes lawsuit between business competitors involving unique intellectual property issues or unusually aggressive competition. In non-litigation matters, Mr. Weinlein represents clients in obtaining trademark and copyright registrations and in contested administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, including opposition and cancellation proceedings. Mr. Weinlein assists clients with drafting and negotiating contracts involving trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, and trade secret rights, including licensing agreements, proprietary information and confidentiality agreements, merchandising contracts, publishing contracts, and various entertainment industry contracts. Mr. Weinlein is a member of the Advisory Board of The Sedona Conference, a nonprofit research and educational institute dedicated to the advanced study of law and policy in the areas of antitrust law, complex litigation and intellectual property rights. Mr. Weinlein is also active in the International Trademark Association, a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national and international commerce. Mr. Weinlein speaks to various organizations on litigation, intellectual property, trademark law, copyright law, and publishing contracts. Mr. Weinlein's prelaw background brings additional knowledge and experience to his legal practice involving the entertainment and music industries. He has extensive experience as an actor, musician, and dancer, having appeared in numerous national television shows and in Broadway theater. He was a member of the Actors' Equity Association and The American Federation of Musicians. In 2002 through 2004, Mr. Weinlein taught a continuing studies course at Southern Methodist University entitled "Intellectual Property Protection for the Businessperson." He is listed in the 1994 Marquis' Who's Who in American Law. He is also listed as one of the best trademark practitioners in Texas in Who's Who Legal: Texas 2007 published by the International Bar Association, London, UK. Mr. Weinlein has been admitted to all Texas courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. | 